SYNOPSIS
NATO scientists are building up a signature database of small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to help nations develop drone detection systems and tracking algorithms. At a training centre in France, the group collected data on various models of mini and small drones in an urban environment. UAVs can pose a security risk and cause major disruption.
The research work has been carried out by NATO’s Science and Technology Organization (STO).
This footage includes shots of drones flying, various data-capturing equipment plus soundbites from Marc Châteauneuf, defence scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada.
SHOTLIST
(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – MULTIPLE SCIENTISTS WORKING ON COMPUTERS
(00:04) VARIOUS SHOTS –DETECTION EQUIPMENT TESTING
(00:08) AERIAL SHOT – DRONE, PILOT AND THE DETECTION VEHICLE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
(00:10) MEDIUM SHOT – SCIENTIST USING THE DRONE DETECTION EQUIPMENT
(00:12) VARIOUS SHOTS – SCIENTISTS LOOKING AT A SCREEN
(00:15) VARIOUS SHOTS – SCIENTISTS SETTING UP THE DETECTION EQUIPMENT
(00:21) VARIOUS SHOTS – SCIENTISTS CHECKING THE SYSTEM
(00:25) VARIOUS SHOTS – DJI DRONE
(00:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – DRONE DETECTION VEHICLE
(00:34) MEDIUM SHOT – MARC CH TEAUNEUF DURING THE EXERCISE
(00:38) MEDIUM SHOT – DRONE PILOT GETTING READY FOR THE EXERCISE
(00:41) MEDIUM SHOT – MARC CH TEAUNEUF DURING THE EXERCISE
(00:43) MEDIUM SHOT – DRONE PILOT FLYING A DRONE
(00:47) WIDE SHOT – DRONE FLYING
(00:49) VARIOUS SHOTS – PILOT SETTING UP AND FLYING A DRONE
(01:00) WIDE SHOT – DRONE FLYING IN THEN SKY
(01:03) WIDE SHOT – DRONE DETECTION VEHICLE
(01:11) VARIOUS SHOTS – DRONES FLYING IN THE SKY
(01:18) VARIOUS SHOTS – DRONE PILOT FOLLOWING THE DRONE
(01:26) WIDE SHOT – A DRONE LANDING
(01:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – DRONE PILOT SETTING UP THE DRONE
(01:38) WIDE SHOT – PILOT FLYING A DRONE
(01:41) WIDE SHOT – DRONE FLYING IN THE SKY
(01:44) WIDE SHOT - DRONE, PILOT AND THE DETECTION VEHICLE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
(01:46) VARIOUS SHOTS – DRONES FLYING IN THE SKY
(02:12) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – MARC CH TEAUNEUF, DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA
“The problem with drones is that they are everywhere now. And you see on the news, there are many incidents happening all over the world. You can shut down an airport because there is a drone flying around. And the detection system, they are not as performant as we would expect now, so we are addressing this problem.”
(02:35) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – MARC CH TEAUNEUF, DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA
“You all heard about the Gatwick incident where the airport was shut down, I think for two days, because there was supposedly a drone flying close.”
(02:46) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – MARC CH TEAUNEUF, DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA
“What we are having here this week in different teams, we are covering visible up to infrared. So, we have sensor looking at visible, looking at the infrared, short wave infrared, far infrared. Those are passive systems, so it’s just camera taking the signature of the drone with a background. We also have active system where you actually have a laser illuminating the scene and we are detecting the reflection on the drone. And we have some tracking system as well. So, once we detect the drone, we can actually track it and see where it is going.
(03:26) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – MARC CH TEAUNEUF, DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA
“We also have the acoustic system, so there is, mainly microphones that are listening all around, and if they detect the sound of the drone then they can have the information about the direction as well.”
(03:40) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – MARC CH TEAUNEUF, DEFENCE SCIENTIST, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA
“There must be exercises all around the world, but this is the first time that there is a joint NATO trial where we’ll be able actually to exchange information about all the participating countries, so it’s a joint effort and we are going to work together to find a solution.”
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